Uganda: Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 9.2% from US$87 million in 2019 (1.77% a year on average, compounded). Since 2003 it is up 424.86% from US$18.1 million in 2003 (8.22% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Uganda's public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) rose 400% on 2023 (from US$19 million to US$95 million).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +161.5% and a typical year strayed about 538.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,490.9% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 81.6% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Uganda had the 19th highest value of the 26 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Uganda in the 2024 ranking

• Colombia — 16th of 26: US$202 million
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 17th of 26: US$173.3 million
• Indonesia — 18th of 26: US$146 million
• Kenya — 20th of 26: US$77 million
• Guatemala — 21st of 26: US$64 million
• Côte d'Ivoire — 22nd of 26: US$60.68 million

What this measures

The Private Participation In Infrastructure (PPI) Database records contractual arrangements for public infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income countries (as classified by the World Bank) that have reached financial closure, in which private parties assume operating risk. Public private partnerships in energy refers to commitments to infrastructure projects in energy (electricity and natural gas: generation, transmission, and distribution) that have reached financial closure and directly or indirectly serve the public. The types of projects included are management and lease contracts, brownfield projects, and greenfield projects (in which a private entity or a public-private joint venture builds and operates a new facility). Divestitures and merchant projects are excluded. Investments are classified as one of two types: (1) Investments in physical assets: resources the project company commits to invest in expanding and modernizing facilities and (2) Payments to the government: to acquire state-owned enterprises or rights to provide services in a specific area or to use radio spectrum. Data is presented based on investment year. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: The data on investment in infrastructure projects with private participation refer to all investment commitments (public and private) in projects in which a private company assumes operating risk during the operating period or development and operating risk during the contract period. Investment refers to commitments not disbursements. Foreign state-owned companies are considered private entities for the purposes of this measure. Movable assets and small projects are excluded.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 15 values

Public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) in nearby economies

• Côte d'Ivoire — US$60.68 million (2024)
• Ghana — US$1.53 billion (2019)
• Kenya — US$77 million (2024)
• Mozambique — US$720 million (2024)
• Nigeria — US$20 million (2024)
• Senegal — US$585.7 million (2024)
• South Africa — US$1.79 billion (2024)
• Tanzania — US$15 million (2024)

More private sector & trade data for Uganda

• Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 49.85% (2025)
• Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$18.4 billion (2025)
• Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$12.5 billion (2025)
• Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) — 35% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) — 38.06% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) — 24.54% (2023)
• Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) — 11.15% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Uganda's public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$)?

US$95 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2003?

It is up 424.86% from US$18.1 million in 2003 (8.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$871.8 million in 2007 and the lowest US$18.1 million in 2003.

How does Uganda rank?

19th highest of 26 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) unusual for Uganda?

In 2024, Uganda's public private partnerships investment in energy (current US$) rose 400% on 2023 (from US$19 million to US$95 million). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +161.5% and a typical year strayed about 538.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IE.PPN.ENGY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://ppi.worldbank.org/en/ppidata Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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